Cooler Than Monkeys

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Triops: way cooler, bigger and more active than sea monkeys. They're dinosaur shrimp, leftovers from some 200 million years ago. Don't eat them; just grow them and enjoy this bizarre & ancient display of nature! In the kit you get a kidney-shaped tank 2-3/8" tall x 8-1/2"x 5-3/4", a very informative instruction booklet, and a packet full of triops eggs and food. In the starter pack/refill pack you get tripos eggs, food, conditioner and directions. Add the eggs to water and watch them go; they'll hatch in a day and reach 1" to 2" or more in a few weeks. Really easy to do, and really cool too.

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horticulturist will both delight in the ease with which this self
contained soil test kit brings discovery. The kit measures not only ph.,
but also Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potash content and contains material
for 40 tests. Since these are the essential ingredients affecting plant
nutrition, we see a science project in the making: experimental plant
growth in soils with different amounts of acidity and/or nutrients. From
Luster Leaf(tm), the kit is entirely self contained and includes
complete instructions for use and explanations. Be careful, please, the
kit does have chemicals and should not be used by young children without
supervision.

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Simple, yet clever 1" dia. by 3" long
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plastic device to demonstrate the vortex effect of a tornado. Partially
fill with water one of the two half-gallon size plastic soda bottles
which you supply. Screw the bottles into opposite ends of the tube which
we supply. Tip so the full bottle is on top and give it a circular
starting whirl. Presto! You have a vortex. Call it a tornado if you're a
meteorologist, a Charybdis if you're a classicist, or a whirlpool if
you're into oceanography. Lots of fun and a fine opportunity to attempt
to explain the effects of the earth's rotation on water draining out of a
bathtub. The phenomena are related we're told, but good luck!!

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before we dip our tongues into it. You might want to, too. Try Watersafe® Well-Water Test Kit, a robust 10 parameter, single-use kit made for testing city water or well-water. Contains tests that will detect lead, coliform bacteria, pesticides, nitrates, iron, nitrites, pH, chlorine, copper and hardness. Includes an instruction manual and EPA drinking water standards. Easy to use, with your water quality results on the spot.